Royal Dutch Shell- (RDS) Answer Guidelines: Q1. Discuss Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and how they impact Royal Dutch Shell in doing business abroad. Define culture: “culture is shared‚ learned values‚ norms of behaviour‚ means of communication and other outward expressions which distinguish one group of people from another”‚ or the collective programming of the human mind Main two theorists in Culture- Hofstede as the main and Trompenaars relational dimensions Dimensions are: Power distance
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Wal-Mart 1. What is the ethical dilemma facing Wal-Mart in this case ? Do Wal-Mart’s associates also face an ethical dilemma? If so‚ what is it ? Wal-Mart is facing an ethical problem by implementing computerized scheduling system. Indeed‚ before the store managers had to arranged manually the schedule for the employees but Wal-mart begun to use Kronos system to create work schedule. Obviously‚ this implementation helps to increase the profit margin of the company. But what are the consequences
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expensed them all as R&D. Assume that 60% of the reported R&D could have been capitalized and spread out over the following two years. For example. The amount of R&D capitalized into 1995 would be evenly spread out among 1996 and 1997. If this were the case how much would net income have been in 1997 and 1998? What would be the percentage increase in net income from 1997 t0 1998? Compare that to the actual reporting change in net income from 1997 to 1998 Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 Revenue 6075 9050 11936
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2014 IDEO CASE STUDY 1) How would you characterize IDEO’s process‚ organization‚ culture and management? IDEO was a firm founded by David Kelley in 1991. The success that the company achieved was directly associated with the great creativity/innovative process that the company introduces. Starting to explain a little the phases of the process‚ IDEO’s product development process follows several phases‚ and each one‚ contains methods like Observation‚ Brainstorming‚ Prototyping and Implementation
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( Answers to Mini-Case Questions BioCom Inc. This mini-case provides a review of the methodology and rationale associated with the various capital budgeting evaluation methods such as payback period‚ discounted payback period‚ NPV‚ IRR‚ MIRR‚ and PI. 1. Compute the payback period for each project. |Time of Cash Flow |Nano Test Tubes |Microsurgery Kit | |Investment |−$11‚000.00 |−$11‚000.00
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1. See Appendix A 2. Liquidity ratio. The firm’s liquidity shows a downward trend through time. The current ratio is decreasing because the growth in current liabilities outpaces the growth of current assets. The quick ratio is also declining but not as fast as the current ratio. From 1991 to 1992‚ it only decreased 0.35 units while the current ratio decreased 0.93 units. Looking at the common size balance sheet‚ we also see that the percentage of inventory is growing from 33% to 48% indicating
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While I enjoyed reading the Enron Case Study by Sims and Brinkmann and found it to be extremely informative‚ the movie‚ Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room‚ provided additional information‚ details‚ and context regarding the individuals‚ decisions‚ and factors that contributed to Enron’s downfall (McLean & Elkind‚ 2003). To begin with‚ the movie delved into Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling’s personal‚ educational‚ and professional background and provided context regarding how their backgrounds influenced
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Oberlo Review – What is Oberlo? Oberlo was found in September 2015. Oberlo is eCommerce plugins for the online store‚ especially for dropshipping business. It specializes in automatically integrating products from sites like AliExpress into your online store. Oberlo is easy to use. Source image: https://yesucandoit.com/what-is-oberlo/ Oberlo has a tutorial on how to launch a store in 30 minutes (with products). You can learn and practice the tutorial. How to Create a Shopify Dropshipping Store
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Abstract Liza Benton is a fresh MBA from Harvard Business School who has been employed at a large consumer goods company at an entry level position for three months. She has enjoyed great accomplishments at her internship projects and shows potential for significant career growth in the future. She is enthusiastic and social by nature‚ hungry for a challenging work environment that develops her skills with training and provides room for exhibition of her creative and intellectual capabilities. However
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level – why auditing? • Enron Auditing • Why do we have auditing? • Lemonade Stand Example Did ANYONE Do ANYTHING WRONG? CONCLUSION Did Anyone Do Anything Wrong? YES!! ENRON’S RISE 1985 – Internorth‚ based in Omaha‚ acquired Houston Natural Gas. 1986 – Changed name to Enron and moved to Houston. OLD ENERGY SYSTEM • Electricity • State-regulated monopolies. • Stable‚ but inefficient. • Natural Gas • Pipelines transported on fixed delivery routes with set prices. Enron Producers Pipeline
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